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Chapter 4- Emulations and escape codes Thischapterexplainsthedifferentemulationsprovidedby yourprinter,and the softwarecommandsused to drive it. This sectionis of use if you zue writingor modifyingprogramsto take advantageof the printer’sfeatwvs. Chapter 5- DIP Switches This sectionexplainshow to set the DIP switchesto make systemsettings on the printer.
TABLEOF CONTENTS 1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 .......................................................... LOCATING THEPRINTER UNPACKING,SEITING UP ANDCONNECTION.................... 1 Settingup.....................................................................................3 Comection...................................................................................5 LOADINGPAPER......................................................................... 7 Cut-sheetpaper......................................
Formfeedcontrolcodes............................................................39 Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodes......................,...41 Horizontalprintpositioncontrolcodes.....................................44 Downloadedcharactercontrolcodes.........................................48 Graphics.....................................................................................52 Miscellaneouscodes..................................................................55 ASCIIcommandsequences....
I chapter 1 INTRODUCTION The followingsectioncovemtheunpackingandinstallationof yourprinter, togetherwith informationon paperloadingand handling(bothcontinuous and cut-sheetpaper). LOCATINGTHE PRINTER Beforeyou startunpackingand settingup yourprinter,make sure that you have a suitableplaceon whichto locateit.
Theoptionalaccessorieswhichyoumayhaveorderedwithyourprinterare: Serial(IN-232) interfaceboard Automaticsheet feeder Coloroptionkit See the installationinstructionscontainedwith these optional items for detailsof how to attachthem to your printer.
Settingup Placeyourprinterin the positionwhereit is goingto be permanentlysited, and remove all packingmaterialfrom inside the top cover. This packing materialis intendedto pnwentdamageto theprinterin transit.Youmaylike to keep this packingwith the printer cartonif you intendtranspofiingthe printerfor use at a differentlocation. The platen knob should be removed from the accessory box inside the s~pping carton.Mountthe platenknob on the shaft on the right-handside of the printer.
Removethe top coverby liftingthe front (usingthe two grips at the side), and pullingtowardsyou. Now installthe ribbon. 1 Usethetensioningknobon the ribboncartridgeto tightenthe ribbonif it is slack (turn clockwise). 2 The ribbonshouldpass betweenthe printhead and the printhead shield (see illustrationbelow).
Connection Comect the printerto yourcomputer,usinga standardparallel-typecable. On a PC or PC/AT-typecomputer,this meansthat you use the 25-way Dtypeconnectoratthecomputerend,andtheAmphenol-type36-wayconnector at the printer end. The pinoutsof the printer’scomector m given in Chapter8 if you need a cable for connectionto anothercomputer. Plugtheprinterintoa suitablemainsoutlet.However,DONOTturn on the power switchat the back of the printeryet.
I You may needto set someDIP switchesinsidethe printerbeforeyou start using it. Theseswitchesenableyou to configwethe printeras an Epsonor as an IBM Proprinterprinter.The DIP switchesalso enableyou to selecta character set other than the USA character set, if your supplier has not alreadyset theseup for you.The DIP switchcoveris locatedinsidethe top cover(seebelow).Usetheendof apaper-clip(orsimilar)to settheswitches. Detailsof theseswitchesaregivenin Chapter5.
LOADINGPAPER Thefollowingsectionsexplainhowto loadpaper- single-sheet(cut-sheet), withoutthe AutomaticSheetfeeder,and also the operationsnecessaryfor loadingcontinuous(fanfold)stationery. If youtm usingthe AutomaticSheetFeeder,pleasereferto the instructions suppliedwith the AutomaticSheetFeederunit. Cut-sheetpaper 1 Placethe paperguidein position,locatingthe lugs on the bottomof the assemblyinto the slotson the printerbody. 2 Makesurethatthe releaseleveris pushedtowardstheback of theprinter (~ position).
5 Turn on thepowerusingthe switchat thebackof theprinter.The printer wilibeep,indicatingthatno paperis in positionfor printing.The orange PAPERindicatoralso showsthis. button.ThepaperbailWillmoveclearofthepaper, 6 Nowpmssthe (SE’’WT’PARK: and he paper will be fed and adjust&1past the print head to a position ready for printing.The paperbail will be movedback to grip the paper againstthe platen,and the printhead will moveto the start position.
2 Pushthe releaselevertowardsthefrontof theprinter(tothe ~ position). This has the effect of releasingthe paper from the platen roller, and engagingthe tractorfeed. 3 With the sprocket covers open, tluvad the paper over the sprockets, aiigningthe sprocketholes withthe pins on the sprockets.
I 7 Nowpnxthe @&@button.Thepaperbailwi llmoveclearof thepaper, and the paper will be fed and adjustedpast the print head to a position ~ady for printing.The paperbail will be movedback to grip the paper againstthe platen,and the printhead willmoveto the startposition.As whenloadingcut-sheetpaper,theMemorySwitchsettingwilldetermine the initialpositionof the paper after auto-feeding,and the micm feed functionmay be used to adjustthe paperposition.
chapter2 FRONT PANELCONTROLS The followingsectiondescribesthe front panelcontrolsand indicatorson yourprinter,togetherwithadescriptionofthefunctionsperformedby them. CONTROLSAND INDICATORS The followingis a brief guide to the controlsand indicatomon the front panel. Controls I m 9 CO”mm m W-LIGHT m WcFl LETTER-Q _ SCRIPT m Izcm 9 SANSERIF = CINEMA M INTERNAL = DRAFl FONT = ‘mp -“NDn MICRO FEED PITCH \ 5ETIWECTiT.
Inadditiontotheseindicators,the~ m twoothers, POWERandPAPER.The POWERindicatorwill illuminatewhenpoweris suppliedto the printer,and the PAPERindicatorwill illuminatewhen no paperhas been inserted. PITCHSEITING Usethe PITCH’ buttontosetthepitchthatwillbe printed.Rememberthatthe printer.mustbe off-linefor you to do this.
I FONTSEITING the ~‘oNT: buttonwill illuminatea font indicator.Rememberthat theprintermustbeoff-linefor youto dothis.Notethattheselectionof some fonts(shownin yellowon the frontpanel)is shownby an orangeindicator, and the selectionof others(shownin greenon the frontpanel)is shownby a green indicator.Holdingdownthe (FONT~ button will cycle continuously Mtween the fonts available. hXSiIlg I Font I I courier I I !kliDt sanserif Cinema Internal Draft I I I Font Panel Lock lfthe .
I PAPERHANDLING The followingsectionsdescribethe ways in which you can controlpaper feeding,etc by means of the front panelcontrols: Form feed A formfeed can be achievedfrom the frontpanelin the followingway: 1 Put the printer off-line, by pressing the indicatoris extinguished. 2 Press the ON.LINE button, so that the button,and keep it depnxsed. .!APEBFEED 3 Press the =‘ buttonmomentarily. 4 The paper will then move forwardto the top of the next sheet (fanfold paper),or eject a cut sheet.
4 Insertthe cut sheetpaperin the paper guides buttonin orderto feedthe cut sheetto the startingprint 5 Pressthe 6fi~~ECTPAR~ position.The printer will automaticallygo on-line. 6 Print as normalon the cut sheet(s),andwhenyouhaveftished printing, put the printeroff-line(by p~ssing the . ONLNE.; buttonagtin). 7 If the softwarehas not donethis for you,eject the paper by pressingthe @IS!:@button. 8 Move the releaselever to the front of the paper (~position) to select fanfoldpaper (engagingthe fanfoldsprockets).
Micro Feed The Micro Feed facilityis usefulif you wish to alignthe paper exactly.It feedsthe paper forwardsor backwardsin l/216th inch increments. To use this featwe, put the printeroff-line(usingthe (- button). Then press the @@> button, and either the (PAP-O) button (to feed the paper forwatis), or the @W@ button(to feed the paper backwards). Holdingdownthesebuttonscontinuouslywillcontinueto feedthepaperforwardsor backwardsin small increments.
SETTING UP chapter 3 THE MEMORYSWITCHES In additionto the pitchand font,manyotheroptionsregardingthe setupof the printercan be carriedout fromthe frontpanel.To accesstheseoptions, it is necessaryto turnoff theprinter,andthenturn it on again,whileholding .WR.FEED’Iand 4*S buttonstogether.Thiswillcausethe downthe [~IE’1, printerto print a series of questionsand optionsto which you can answer usingthe frontpaneibuttons.This is calledthe MemorySwitchmode. ) -- - 12CPI - MICROFEED PROP PITCH COND ,.,:,:;;.
Whenyoupress the { ON- buttonto enter an option,a “*” (asterisk)will be printedto confirmthat the optionhas been chosen. The menusare organizedin a hieramhical(tm-structumd) fashion.Some menus do not choose options directly,but instead, move down to other menus. To move up through the menu structure towards the “root” or button (a.. marked in blue “trunk”, use the ~PITCH’ button as an ““EXIT underneaththe button). The structwe of the menusis shownbelow.
MENUOPTIONS Thefollowingis a list of the optionswithinthe menus,andtheirmeanings, togetherwiththepromptsprintedinMemorySwitchmode.Thepromptsare givenin capitallettersin squarebrackets,thus: [OFF].Factorysettingsare markedhem with an asterisk(for example,[ON*]).A summaryof factory settingsis also providedfollowingthis section.
Print Menu Thismenuallowsyouto setup variousprintingoptionswhichwillbe automaticallyselectee-wheneveryou turn the printeron: PRINT QUALITY PRINTPITCH CONDENSED PRINT ITALICPRINT k OPTIONASF AUTOLOADING r AUTOLOADING (ASF) PAPER-OUT DETECTOR 20 ThiswillselecteitherNearLetterQualityWQ] orDraft [DRAFF] mode. You may select a print pitch of either [1OCPI*]or [12CPIl(c’CPI”standsfor“charactersper inch”),orproportionalspacingPROP]. You may selectcondensedprint to be either IOIP] or IONlat power-up.
I FormsMenu menuallowsyouto setvariousoptionsassociatedwithpaperhandling: This SHORTTEAROFF SKIPOVER PERFORATION I I AUTOLF AUTOCR LINESPER INCH PAGELENGTH Whenusingfanfold(continuous) paper, this ShortTear Off option allows you to tear off one sheet of paper withouthavingto ejectthewholeof thefollowingsheet. Ifthisoptionis set[ON*],whenthepaperreachesthetop of the form, it will automaticallybe advanceda little, allowingyouto tearoff thepapereasily.Set thisoption to IOFFIif Youdo not wantto use it.
I Factory settings The followingis a list of the settingssetup at the factory,whichmaybe restoredby choosingthe FACTORYSET optionfrom the main menu: COMMAND MENU RAMUSAGE QUIETMODE GRAPHICSDIRECTION AUTOON-LINE [BUFFER] IOm IBI] [ONI FONTMENU ZERO STYLE NLQ FONT STYLE NORMAL] [COURIER] PRINT MENU PRINTQUALITY PRINTPITCH CONDENSEDPRINT ITALICPRINT [DRAFT’1 [1OCPI] [OFFI [OFFI PAPER MENU OPTIONASF AUTOLOADING AUTOLOADING(ASF) PAPER-OUTDETECTOR IOm [6 LINES] [6 LINES] [ONI FORMSMENU SHORTTEAROFF SKI
chapter 4 EMULATIONS AND ESCAPECODES EMULATIONS The printer has two emulation modes: standard mode and IBM mode. In standard mode, the printer emulates the fhnctions of the Epson EX-800 and EX-lOOOpnnters. Additional command codes are included as a supset of these emulations. In IBM mode, the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter II. Additional command codes are included as a superset of these emulations. The emulationis changedby meansof DIP switch1.
1000Oh- IOh= FFFOh and the nxdt is dividedinto the two bytesof F7)hand FFh, If “non-printable” codes are given, ie those codes fmm OOhthrough IFh and 71%,these codes will be enclosed in angle brackets, for example cDC1>. The name in the angle brackets is that assigned to the code in the ASCII convention. The name of the character should not be used, the binary value should”beinput.
Followingthe heading,the full form of the commandis given, using the ASCIInamesfor controlcodes,eg (theanglebracketson eitherside of thenamearenotpartof thename,beingsimplydelimitem,andshouldnot be entered).Variableparametersrueindicatedby a letter(usually“n”), and an optional number, enclosed in angle brackets (eg cnO>). Where an indefinitenumberof pararnetemare to be supplied,the cos are separated by an ellipsis(“... “).
Font style and characterset controlcodes Select italic characters Standard 4 hz- 34h 27 52 4 i IBM I ICh 34h I I 52 I 28 The sequence above selects italic character printing. Deselectitalic printing IBh 27 5 35h 53 5 ICh 35h 28 53 I The sequence \ select , IBh 27 above deselects Standard IBM I I italic printing.
Both I Selectfont k <0 IBh 27 6Bh 107 <0 is a binaryvaluein the rangeof OOhto 07h.The followingtableshowsthe effectof differentvaluesof thisparameter: Binary Value Binary Vatue Selectedfont I OOh I Courier I I Olh I Sanserif I 02h I Letter-Gothic Selectedfont 1 I Script I I 05h I 06h ] OCR-B I TW.Li~ht I I I I Cinema I 04h 07h Any otherparametersare invalidand will be ignored.
I Both I Select primarycharacterset IBh 27 37h 55 The commandaboveselectstheprimarycharacterset. Thereye no parameters.The area from80h to 9Fh is usedfor controlcodes. Both [ Seiect secondarycharacterset IBh 36h 27 54 The commandaboveselectsthe secondarycharacterset. Thereare no parameters.Theareafrom80hto 9Fh is usedforprintablecharacters.
Any other valuesof are invalidand will be ignored.The specialcharacters affectingeach symbolset are givenin Chapter9. \ Printcontinuouslyfrom the AHCharactersChart IBh I ‘27 5Ch 92 C/lb ah IBM I al> d> I The commandaboveallowsa seriesof specialcharactersto be printedfrom the controlcodearea(OOhthru IFh),wherethetwoparametersgivethetotalnumberof charactersto be printed(low byte fiist).
Fontpitch controlcodes Set pica pitch printing IBh I 27 Standard P 50h 80 I The command above sets all subsequentprinting to pica pitch. There are no parameters.Thiscommandwillbe ignoredif PitchPanelLockhasbeenselected.It maybe candled by a cESC>M (elitepitchset)command. Set pica pitch printing I IBM 1 I 12h 18 The commandabove sets the print pitch to pica. There are no parameters.This commandis ignoredif PitchPanelLock modehas been selected.
Set condensedprint mode IBh 27 Om 15 Both II oFh Eitherof the two commandsabove will set condensedprint mode. There are no parameters.Subsequentprintingwill take place at approximately1.7 times the numberofcharacters/inchthanwaspreviouslythecase.Thisis cancelledonreceipt of a cDC2>command.Thiscommandwillbe ignoredifPitchPanelLockmodehas been selected. I Cancelcondensedprint mode Standard i 12h 18 Thecommandabovecancelsthecondensedprintmode.Therearenopammeters.
I Set or cancel pica proportionalpitch P is abinaryvalueofeitherOOhorOlh.Ifcn>issetto Olh,thenpicaproportionalprinting is enabled,and if Q> is setto OOh,thenpicaproportionalprintingis disabled.Any othervaluesof.If PanelPitchLockmodehasbeenselected,thenthiscommandwillbe ignored.
Both Cancelone-lineexpandedprint I I I I 14h I 20 I The commandabove cancelsthe one-lineexpandedprint mode set by cSO> or cESC> .
I IBM I Select print mode IBh 27 <0 is a binaryvalue.Theprintmodeselectedby differentvaluesof-> is shown‘inthe tablebelow: I+ I I oI I 1 I Printmode Draft Dniftwith elite pitch I 2 I sanserif 3 \ 4 I I I I Courier Draft download 5 Draft download with elite pitch 6 NLQ download 7 Courier Thiscommandis ignoredif PanelLock modehas been selected.
Select double-strikeprinting G- IBh 27 47h 71 ‘ I Thecommandabovewillselectthedouble-strikeprintmode.‘Ilere areno parameters.Anycharactersprintedsubsequenttothereceiptofthiscommandwillreprinted in double-strikemode. Cancel double-strikeprinting H IBh 27 48h 72 Both The command above will cancel the double-srnkeprint mode. There are no parameters.
Select superscriptkubscript s <0 IBh 53h T I I 84 I 27 Thecommandabovewillcancelsuperscriptor subscriptprinting(ifeitherhas been selected).Therearenoparameters.
Set line spacingto 1/8 inch o IBh 27 30h 48 Both Thereare no parameters.The commandabovesetslinespacingto 1/8inch,where “O”is the ASCIIvalue“O”. Set iine spacingto 7/72 inch 1 IBh 27 31h 49 Both Therearenoparameters.Thecommandabovesetslinespacingto 7/72inch,where “l” is the ASCIIvalue“l”. Set iine spacingto 1/6 inch IBh 27 Standard 2 32h 50 Thereare no parameters.The commandabovesetslinespacingto 1/6inch,where “2” is the ASCIIvalue“2”.
Set line spacingto n/72 inch IBh A 41h <* Standard I Thecommandabovesetsthe linespacingin incrementsof 1/72inch,where A is an optionalbinaryvalueifit knot txqualtozero,~> definesthelinespacingwhichwill be implementedafteran cESC>2commandhasbeenreceived.
Reverseone-timelinefeed (in 1/216 inch Increments) Both IBh 27 6Ah 106 <* is a binary value.Onreceiptofthiscommand,thepaperwillbefedbackwardsby/216inch. No carriagereturnwilltakeplace,and thecurrentline spacingvaluewillbe unaffected.
Both I Reversefeed to top of form [“ IBh 27 I OCh 12 The command above reverses the paper to the top of the form. There are no parameters.On receiptof thiscommand,thepaperwillbe fedbackwardsto thetop of thecurrentpage.A carriagereturn(to the leftmargin)willalso takeplace.This commandis invalidif the ASF has been selected.
IBM I Set top-of-form IBh 4 34h 27 52 I! I Thecommandabovesetsthetopof-formPositionatthecurrentpaperposition.There areno parameters.On receiptof thiscommand,thetop-of-formpositionwillbe set to thecurrentpaperposition. Marginsand verticaltab settingcontrolcodes I Move to next verticaitab position Both t
Both 1 I Selectverticalform unit (VFU) channel IBh 27 cm> a> cm> I 2Fh 47 Thecommandaboveselectsa VFUwithinwhichall subsequentcommands willbe executed,wherem is a binaryvaluefromOto 7. Differentsetsof vertical tabscan be storedin differentchannels‘usingtheb command,and selected usingthiscommand. [ Set VFU verticaltabs IBh 27 Both cm> -an> b 62h 98
Both Set top margin IBh 27 c 63h 99 <* <0 +lth) lineon the page.Subsequentchanges to the linepitch settingwill not affectthisvalue.
I Set left margin I 1 I Thecommandabovesetstheleftmargin,where“l” is a lowercase“L” (not“one”), and
IBM Set/cancelautomaticline feed IRh 27 5 35h 53 (ODh), a linefeedwillautomaticallybeaddedby theprinter.If cn>=OOh,thenthisfunction willbe cancelled. Both I Moveto next horizontaltab I
I IBM Restoretabs to defaultsettings IBh 27 1 R 52h 82 The commandaboverestoresall tabs (verticaland horizontal)to defaultsettings. Thereare no parametm. On receiptof thiscommand,all verticaltab settingswill be cleared,and all horizontaltabswillbe resetto everyeighthposition,startingat column9. Set relativehorizontaltab positions IBh I 27 e 65h 101 o 30h 48 Both <* is a binary value.
Both I Set justificationmode L I IBh a 61h I The commandabove will set the justifkation mode in which the printer prints receiveddata,where-> isabinaryorASCIIvalueintherangeOOh(or’’O”)through 02h (or “2”).The meaningsof thesevaluesare shownin the tablebelow: Meaning Value The default(whenthe printeris f~st turnedon) is leftjustifkation.
I I Move print head I IBh 27 \ 5Ch 92 ICh \ 5Ch Standard ad> al> d> Cnb Cnb Cnb IBM d> -all> ad> 92 Cn(b / 28 I Thecommandabovemovestheprintheadrelativeto the lastprintposition,where o~ and cnl> are two binarynumbers(lowbytefwst)specifyingthe amount(in inches)by whichtheprintheadwillmovefromthelastprintposition.Thenumber representedbytheparameterssignifiesmove~entin l/120thsinch.Apositivevalue willmovetheprintheadtotherighganda negativevaluewillmoveit totheleft.
I Definedraft downloadcharacter(s) IBh I 27 & Both C* cdl> ... ... ... ~n> ain> cdn> I The commandaboveenablesthedefinitionof “soft’’charactersto be downloaded. This commandis only valid if “DOWNLOAD”has been selectedin the RAM USAGEmenuof theMemorySwitch(seeChapter3 fordetails),andthedraftmode hasbeen selectedbeforethiscommandis executed. Thefollowingrulesareobsexved.
IBM Definedraft downloadcharacter(s) = al> I IBh 3Dh cd> 27 61 al> 4> cm> d> cd> 4> 14h cm> cal> cd> 42> 20 -> al> cd> cdl> ail> 41> ... 411> ... 42>1 ... 411> Thecommandaboveenablesthe definitionof “soft”charactersto be downloaded. This commandis only valid if “DOWNLOAD”has been selectedin the RAM USAGEmenuof theMemorySwitch(seeChapter3 fordetails),and thedraftmode hasbeen selectedbeforethis commandis executed. The followingrules are observed.
graphics(130hthroughDFh,F4handF5h),but thesecharacterscan onlybe printed when the standardcharactersethasbeen selected. a~, andca2> are attributebytes,settingthe startingdot column,printable width(in dots),and endingdot columnrespectively. Theverticaldefinitionof thecharactersis 18dots.Eachbytethereforerepresentsa third of the vertical definition.
Select download/standardcharacterset IBh 27 % 25h 37 Both is abinaty value(OOhorOlh) oran ASCIIvalue(“O”or’’l”). If cn> equalsOOh or “O”,the standardcharacterset is selected.Thisis thedefaultvalueat power-on. If Olh or “l” hasbeen selected,thenthedownloadedcharacterset is selected. Graphics Thefollowingcommandsrelatetothegraphicalcapabilitiesof theprintex(bitimage mode).
~elationship of bit numberto dot position] When the printeris printingbit-image&ta, therelationshipof dots to pins usedis as follows: Pin number Bi[ number 7 ; 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Qzl Both Select 8-dot normaldensity IBh 27 K 4Bh 75 Cnb *b Cnb -all> d> Cnl> db Ufb Cdb ... ... ... cdn> cdn> cdn> The commandaboveselects8dot normaldensitybit-imageprinting,where are binaryvalues(lowbyte frost)representingthe numberof databytes followingthe command.
Both I Select 8-dot double-speeddouble-density I IBh 27 2 Y 59h 89 cnb Cnb all> Cnl> Qll> Clib ... db d(b ... ... C&> i cdn> I cdn> l%ecommandaboveseleas 8-dotdouble-speed,double-densitybit-imageprinting, wherec@- and cnl> arebinaryvalues(lowbytef~st) representingthenumberof databytesfollowingthecommand.Thedatabytesarerepresentedbycdb... * 2. Set 8-dot quadruple-density I IBh I 27 z 5Ah 90 Cn(b cn~ ~(b Both Qll> Cnl> Qo
values (low byte f~st) giving the number of graphicsdata bytes following(as representedby ~ ... -do). The numberof data byte is twice the numberof graphicscolumnsto be printed. Miscellaneouscodes The followingcommandsdo not relate specificallyto graphics,but have more generalapplications: I Set MSB to 1 IBh -27 > 3Eh 62 > ThecommandabovesetstheMSBto 1.Thereareno parameters.On receiptof this command,themostsignificantbit (MSB)of subsequentdatawillalwaysbe set to 1.
Both I CancelMSB control I cESC> I # IBh 27 I 23h 35 ThecommandabovecancelssoftwarecontroloftheMSB.Therearenoparameters. On receiptof thiscommand,softwarecontrolof themostsignificantbit (MSB)by the >,=(standard)or dYi>= (IBM)commands,willbe cancelled. I Select zero stvle 1 IBh 27 7Eh 126 Both <0 I I is eithera binaryvalueofOOhor Olhor an ASCIIvalueof “O”or “l”.
Both [ Cancel last line 1 18h 24 The commandabovedeletesthe last linetransmittedto the printer. There are no parameters.The lastlinetransmittedto theprinterwillbe erasedfromtheprinter’s buffer. Standard I Set printeroff-line I 13h I 19 I I The commandabovesetsthe printeroff-line.Thereare no parameters.This commandis notequivalentto pressingthe .
Deselectprinter(15” carriagemodelonly) IBh 27 Q 51h 81 16h 22 IBM ThecommandabovedeselectsthepMter. Therearenoparameters.Thiscommand willdeselecttheprinter,forcingit to disregardalldataandcommandcodesuntila cDCI> (1lh) commandis receivedto put theprinterbackon-line.Thiscommand appliesonly to the modelof printerequippedwitha 15”carriage. Both I Sound buzzer
Both I Enable/disablebidirectionalprinting i cESC> u I 85 27 I I isabinary valueofeitherOOhorOlh oran ASCIIvalueof either”O”or’’l”. If is setto OOh or “O”,then bidirectionalprintingwill be performed,and if it is Olh or “l”, then unidirectionalprintingwillbeperformedsubsequenttothereceiptofthiscommand. If the Memory Switch setting has been made for bidirectionalprinting, this commandwillbe ignored.
I Enable/disablelarge characterprinting IBh I 27 h 68h 104 1 Both is a binary valueof OOhthrough06h or an ASCII valueof “O” through“6”.
Both Select characterheight,width, line spacing [ IBh 5Bh 27 91 @ 40h 64 C?lLb -b cd> -b 4> crt2> 4> cn.3> C?L?> Cn.b The commandaboveis used to controlcharacterheighgwidth and line spacing, wherecnb andcnl> (lowbytefnt) ate usedto supplythenumberof subsequent databytes(1 or 2).
Set/cancelimmediatemode Both ] <* IBh I 27 i 69h 105 I Thecommandaboveselectsor cancelsthe“immediate”printmode,wherecn> is a binmyvalueof eitherOOhor Olh or an ASCIIvalueof either“O”or “l”. If is set to OOhor “O”,thenimmediateprintingis cancelled.If ~ is set to Olh or “l”, thenimmediateprintingis enabled.
Thecommandabovecontrolstheoperationof theASF,wherecEIkb is theASCII code 19h,and1) signifying the distance (in 1/6 inch units) at which printingshouldstartbelow the topof the paper.
Select/cancelitalic mint Both 28h 28h 49h 29h 29h <# 40 40 73 41 41 <0 Thecommandaboveselectsor cancelsitalicprinting,wherecn> is an ASCIIvalue whichmaybeeither“l” or “O”.Anyothervalueswillbeignored.If->= “l” then italicprintingis enabled,and if cm = “O”,then italicprintingis cancelled. Select/cancelbold print B ( ( Both 28h 28h 42h ) 29h ) 29h
“l” I Double I Normal “2” I Normal ] Double “3” I Double ] Double I Select color printing(with color optiononly) c t ( ( ) Both 1 ) <)0 28h 28h 43h 29h 29h <* 40 40 67 41 41 <* 1 The commandaboveselectsthecolorto be printedwhenthecoloroptionis fitted, wherea> is artASCIIvaluefrom“O”through“6”. The color selectedby is shownin the tablebelow: ControlASF ( ( - Color ,’o!! ‘,1,? Black Red ‘,2.. Blue “3” Violet “4” Yellow “5” .,6.
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chapter 5 DIP SWITCHES The bank of DIP switchesinsidethe printer(see illustrationbelow)is used for variousfunctions.All switchesare set ON when the printerleavesthe factory. -“”’’’’’”’’” Accessthe switchesby removingthe top cover,and then slidingthe black switch cover to the left and then pullingup, using the tab at the right, as shownin the illustrationabove.
Switches 1 and 2 are used to determinethe emulationmode (standardor IBM)of the printer,and also to determinethe characterset to be used.
&ipter6 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MAINTENANCE The followingsectionon troubleshootingandmaintenanceis intendedonly M a brief guideto these functions.Rememberthat your printeris a highly sophisticatedelectronicdevice,which also containshigh voltagesinside. For that ~ason, only carry out thoseoperationsdescribedin this section. CAUTION Anyattempttocarryoutoperations otherthanthosedescribedheremayresultin electricshockand/ordamageto theprinter.
Powersupply If the POWERindicatordoesnot illuminate, checkthe following: Check Is the power cable properly plugged into the electrical outlet? Is power being supplied to the outlet? Is theprintervoltagecorrect? Possible remedy Turnoff theprinter,ensurethepower cable is securely cormec@ andthen turnthe printerback on. Turn off the printer,unplug i~ and try with another applianceto determineif electricity is beingsuppliedto thatoutlet.
If the print is faint,or uneven,checkthe following: Check Is the ribbon properly inStalted? Is the ribbonwornout? Possible remedy Check andreinstall if necessary. The ribbon has a long life, but eventually will need replacing.Fit anew ribboncartridgeif necessary. If dots are missingin the printing,checkthe following: Check Are dots missing at random in the printing? Isa line of dots missing consistently throughout the Possible remedy The ribbonhas become slack causing it to get caught up.
Paper feeding If cut sheet paper (withoutthe ASF) is not feeding smoothly,check the following: Check Is the paper release lever pushedback (to the ~ position)? . Is the paper guide in place andvertical? Are the left andright guides too close together? Is the ASF selected with the Memory Switch settings? Are you tryingto feed paper using the frontpanel buttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? Is the papertoo thick? Possible remedy Set the release lever to the ~ psition.
Check Are you hying to feed paper using the frontpanelbuttons while the ON LINE indicator is illuminated? ISthe paper toothick? You can only feed paperin this way whenthe printeris off-line. Set the @nter off-line andthen feed paper. Therearelimits to thethicknessof paperthatcanbe fed in this way (one top copy andthreeNCR copies). Try with thinnerpaper.
If the paperpark facilitydoesnot appearto be workingcorrectly,checkthe following: Check Is the paperrelease lever in the ~ position? Has the fanfold paper been WWIY puked? Possible remedy The paperrelease lever must be set to the ~ position afterthe fanfoldpaperhas been parked. Make strrethatthe PAPERindicatorcomes on afterthe fanfoldpaperhas been parked.
I MAINTENANCE Essentially,yourprinterisa robustpieceof equipment,butshouldbetreated with a modicumof cam in orderto avoidmalfimctions.For example: ● Keepyourprinterin a ’’comfortable”environment.Roughlyspeaking,if youamcomfortable,thentheenvironmentis suitableforyourprinter,too ,(see Chapter1). s Do not subjectthe printerto physicalshocksor excessivevibration. c Avoidover-dustyenvironments.Dust is the enemyof all precisionmechanicaldevices.
RIBBONREPLACEMENT The ribbons used by your printer MEendless-loopribbons in which the ribbonis recycled.Whentheprintqualitybecomestoo faint,you willneed to replacetheribbon.Useonlyribbonsnxommendedforuse withtheprinter (yoursupplierwill be able to adviseyou). 1 To removethe old ribbonfmm the printer,first turn off the power. 2 Removethe top cover,and holdthe ribbonby the two lugson each side. Push in the two lugs slightly,and pull upwardsto removethe ribbon.
I 3 Takethe new ribbonandtensionit byturning the knobonthe top of the ribboncartridgeclockwise. 4 Nowinsertthe nbboncartridgeintotheholdergrippingitbythelugs, and turning the knob slightly ckwkwiseif necessary. Make sum that the ribbongoesbetweentheprinthead andthe platenguard (see illustration below). ,Print headshield 5 Now replacethe top coverandturn on the printer.You are now readyto start nxsing the printer.
REPLACINGTHE PRINTHEAD Thisisnot ajob which you will need to do very often. The print head has been designed to give a life of about 200 million dots. In normal everyday use, this will mean years of life. However, if the print quality is faint, even after you have changed the ribbon, the print head will need replacement. Only use a replacementprint head as recommendedby your supplier. 1 Turn OFF the printer,and removethe powercable.
Print headbolts ~ Print head NOTE DO NOT applyexeessiveforce,as this mayresultin damageto theprinthead. 9 Fastendownthe newprintheadusingthe nmining washersand screws. @not applyexcessiveforcewhentighteningthescrews,asthismaystrip the t.lmad,but ensu~ that the printhead is firmly secured. 10 Replaeethe ribboncaruidge: 11 Replacethe top cover. 12 Re-insertthe powercableand re-applypower.Yourprintermay nowbe used. You may like to checkthe printqualityusing one of the test print pmeedums (SW below).
FRONTPANELDIAGNOSTICAND TEST MODES The printeris equippedwitha numberof differentmodesfor diagnosisand testing.These am accessedfrom the front panel by holdingdown a front panelbutton(or combinationof buttons)whileturningon the powerto the printer.
L I e test mode t l f m s b w t [PAPERR”ED T p s t a s p h a t PAPERFEED button is released, and will print the vemionnumberof the printer’S ROM, eg “*** Ver 1.0 ***”, followed by the whole character set printed in each typeface and pitch available. Since the test print occupies the whole width of the carriage, it is recommended that the printer is loaded with continuous stationery to avoid possible darnage to the print head and/or platen.
Texttest mode Int m t p T d T Xlt m t r i a @ p w p b t t M o t p w b s t t S a t m a s t o a h b e b HEtlORY SWITCH TREE $Xx MAIN HEN1 FRINT CURRENT SET INSTOLL MENU COHt4AND MENU RAM USAGE EWFFER / DOWNLOAD / QUIET fiOOE OFF / ON GRAPHICS OIRECTION FONT MENU 1 PRINT HENU OFF / ON ZERO STYLE NORMAL / SLASHED NLQ-FONT COURIER LETTER-G SCRIFT / TW-LIGHT QUALITY FRINT PITCH ITALIC / SANSERIF / ORATOR OCR-C! / CINEMA : NLO / OF(AFT 1 CONDENSED FT(INT PAPER MENU : SIX
Hexadecimaldumpmode I t r T h m t m a r t c d c i a d w b p b a b t i ah o a c o t (“ p d c w s t k tixiFEED’ f mode, it is necessary to turn off the printer completely. tie printout will be similar to that produced by aMS-DOS DEBUG Display command, ie the hexadecimal values of the bytes received will be given in rows of 16, divided into two blocks of eight. “Unprintable” charactem, ie control codes from OOhthrough IFh and 7Fh t.hugh FFh, are represented by peliOdS.
BidirectionaltestYadjustment m T b i o m i u p o o a i g 1T S f t t a t a o t p h o A ap o s m y pi o l a r p p s p T m w t b u p o a b a #i X DOT 2 T o p w 3 T v b p t o 5 T — 8 P1OI)E p t v a i f c o o p o t d p u t p ? t t v t b l t f m b l f w T a t t l d “ o .EERFEE! w t b p i E buttons.
8 ( I I I : + S tw,n 1, E -13 W I ON LINE ‘:— I I N-D-A 1 I I ! I I [-ON LINE “ 4 N I I I I O LINE i _ N C I I :PkPER FEED’ 4 tJL.
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c MS-DOS AND YOUR PRINTER 7 W u y p w a I y w p b u P n o s t m u f t o s as T l h t p f e i i m I Y W s e p A S u W P i a m t s w I y E I n p h I y P a h I t P P o P o c o M a a o s A h T s i n h m s w y c b t m t r p o t I s y m f i t l o p g p n p R t s y s o p i t f y p s u i s m t o E 1 a y p t b s o t a m c o o t f S N 1 S N E F y p s I s c s l P t w t D s f t l o p I i n m y p i p a t g c E t e a i n H a E ( o rF o a I i t p u P You may be a t c y a s t i s o t c c s t
I I y w d n a y t c f i p i p I a“ c i y t f w y w t c f W t d i p t p a t p Y c t p t p o f w t f p b T p t p o m p I y s p w f y p “ y p p f Y s a O s S t b p N p p T S s M n m p b n b a i c o t m c q ab a “ i d ah “ t b t q m w a y t i w o a f t m i g b o c P E C C P d .
G H O aP ~ a ( t s T p G . C o a e o b u S P T P C r o t c ag s S y M c u k o t o t o T P t t M t y m y c Cu t t o ap o a w h t r t p f f d s t t p c @ k c ( F T b t o D command can be used to transmit control codes and escape sequences 120ma file to the printer in order to setup various parameters. For instance, if you want to set up NLQ printing, the command is
T e resulting f A N s b s .D P t t p u t C c I prior to printing document files. Of course, this command can also be included in a batch file.
1310 LPRINT H$;E$;“pi”; ‘Selectproportionalspacing 1320 LPRINT P$;’’Proportional spacing,”; 1330 LPRINT E$;’’PO” ‘Cancel proportional spacing 1340 1350 1360 1370 1380 1390 1400 1410 1420 1430 1440 1450 1460 1470 1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1539 1540 1550 1560 1570 1580 1590 1600 1610 1620 1630 1640 1650 1660 1670 1680 1690 LPRINT LPRINT H$;E$; ’’Wl’’Doubleble width,’’ ;E$;’’WO” ; LPRINT H$;E$; ”wl’’; ”Double-height ,“;E$;’’wO” LPRINT H$;E$; ’’h’’;CHR$(l) ;“Double-sized,” LPRINT H$;E$; ’’h’’ ;CHR$(2J ;“Quad-si
1870 READ GD 1880 LoGO$(ROW)=LOGO$(ROW)+CHR$(GD) 1890 NEXT COL 1900 NEXT ROW 1910 LPRINT E$ ; “A” ;CHR$(8) ; ‘Set 8/72” line spacing 1920 FOR ROW=l TO 4 “; 1930 LPRINT “ 1940 FOR B=O TO 6 1950 IF B=2 THEN 2000 1960 IF B=5 THEN 2000 normal density 1970 LPRINT E$;’’*’’;CHR$(B) ; ‘Select 1980 LPRINT CHR$(65);CHR$(0) ;LOGO$(ROW); 1990 LPRINT “ “; 2000 NEXT B 2010 LPRINT 2020 NEXT ROW ‘Initialize printer 2030 LPRINT E5;”@” 2040 END 3000 3010 ‘ SUBROUTINES 3020 ‘ Define Draft download character ;CHR$(0);CHR$(O) ;
4130 DATA 4140 DATA 4150 DATA 4160 4170 0,124, 0 0,128, 0 1,130, 0, 0,124, 0, 0, 0, 0 2,124, 0, 0,130, 0, 0,120, 0, ‘ ‘ Dot graphics data 4180 ‘ ROW i 4190 DATA 0, 0. 0, 0. 1. 3> 7. 7, 7, 15 4200 DATA 14. 14, 14, 14, 14. 7, 7, 3, 3, 15 4210 DATA 15, 15, 0, 0. 0. 0, 6. 7. 7, 7 4220 DATA 7. 7. 7, 7. 7, 6. 6. 0. 0, 7 4230 DATA 7. 7, 7. 7. 7, 7, 7, 7. 7. 7 4240 DATA O. 0. 7, 7. 7, 7. 7, 7, 7. 7 4250 DATA 7. 7. 0. 0. 0 4260 ‘ ROW 2 ,143, 15 4270 DATA O. 0. 60,255,255,255>255.255 4280 DATA 7. 7. 7. 7.
I N c t c t i e a i d b f p 1 ac c ( 1 a 1 c ( 1 N t p i s p w r a c c o t p al o t p t l t g ab e T w ac s t r m ( ( 1 a v t l s a ac t m t s b a 1 t n a s i a g p ad b o t p o u e u The K)Wo c s i t next printed line is created by downloading two new character patterns, which are printed in place of the character “<” (character 60). The final part of the program uses dot graphics to print an “SW” logo.
F s 1 < c t S c ” C t S ORATOR CHARACTERS, OCR-B characters, C c : Letter–Gothic, sap-k dumu+ww, c T c h a c Print pitches are: Pica pitch (10 CPI), Condensed picapitch(17CP1), Proportional spacing, Elite pitch (12 CP1), Con~ensed el]tepitch(20CP1), V s 1i a c : !il\ THE T O S P A C I N’GS S A I N S f I U D D A A C E : E 1i i n 1o c g U : D 1I n I n : L M S S x .
I O c g y p m s m i f a t h a a y c w t p t p d u b t y m o Patchesnecessaryto use the BASICinterpreter W M B i u s w hP a c an o p m a F i t io t ac r ( c t t p i a t al f a w S t B i w n t E m ( A a a N t w n c p b i s ac i i i ac d o g d s p m o T g r t t p t u o t f s p i r 3 G M 5 5 5 5 t O O R C 5 5 5 5 C i c o N 5 d o (& & ) :I :O 0 , ) :I :O 0 , & T , 5 :O & , & T , 5 :O & , d ‘ o I O & R t s o u t d a e w d C Ks h a L c s t c F o b o d h oe c ‘fhesepat
I c 8 S P s P s P p F N I G E D o c P E C C P p p e l l . ......................................A I I I D N p . ................................... 1 s * U ‘ J N D ................................B U ( o p C I ................................2 c ( 6 c ( d N L ..............................S 1 s b n n S .......................
C d m ...................... 9 x 1 ( 1 2 ( B i d s d h q C C p d s d ...................... D 6 1 d 1 2 8 9 7 1 6 1 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 I I *I i i ( P P P f f ......................................F P s . b W W 9 i t m s D D 1 m 8X 8 8X 1 8X 1 8X 3 8X 1 8X 1 8X 9 8oX 1 9x8 9X 1 m a t p w t a a m ( ( i . 2 i m ( 1 5 ( . A A 1 6 3 ............................................ O M I adjacent d w ....................................
R R t l D ................................. O B ............................... ( C m . m d ( c ( D ( m ( x3 x1 x3 x1 1 . 2 ( p x1 m. x5 i x1 . m x5 i i i Weight (10” model) ....................... 8kg (17.61b) W P O ( s . m ....................... 1 ( ................................. 1 ( c a . . R C P 2 2 t t c s . f 5 o p . .
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c 9 C T c T l d r g t c o t c o t c p o e T h c c e o t t f e s i h c t d 6 t n b f C i b t > c p ~ b s t c i t a c b n c i 4 t i p I i s c s i a i t t t e at t a l e “ i i c 4a r 1 i e ( 1 1= 6 e a i b a c T r Character Hexadecimal value (high order) 101
S C S $3 0 1 (Ntk) o 1 ( 1 151 ml ml I 1 1 i I I 1 L I 6 2 7 2 I I I 9 “ 1 I ●7 I W W Ir c I I 7 -l 8 ( ‘ 1 40 56 1(’T)I%(E”)14 i 19 ) , I I I Ivl I I 39 ( R I I I ( ( 4 I 1 * IL 41 mu 57 % I I I%71(ESC)G71 Ic I I ( ’ B I u 1 . . 1 1 .“, H fT 1 (CR) 1 2 ( (RS) 14 30 (s1) I 1 1 I 15 . 1 1 31 1 1 1 L I . I 1 - 1 1 .
I 8 I 1 I I. I I I ‘ I . I1 s , I I Il-l Im l--iii I 1 I7 1 1 I A I Elt I I I I. 1 I I t , % m I I . 5 m IA E l-iii 6 I A I l-iii F L 1L e u m l% i v 1 L u l-xi 1 1 . “ (CAN) l-m 9 F I 1. m) 8 E I . A I6 D I . I 1 . ~ I c I Iinr: I ml I 1 4 B 1 .-1-. I . , I 3 I1 I A 1 1 1 . I 1 II t 9 I I1 I1 I( ( * l Imlp 11691 11851 I2 [ m (w) I t I I (FF) c I (CR) D ( E I 1 I .
S C S lther charactem are identical to Standard character set #1.
I C S I m-l [- 6 -P-P I (CAQ QI(BS}J I n2 (HT) ~ ( 1 I n u ‘ I ‘ i ‘ 1:’ iJ ‘ iz ‘ , i 9 H I (SYN) I 25 41 * I 1I [ 261 I I I 271 1 431 111 57 73 891 I 1051 I1 z 421 105
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I C S o 1 I 8 9 {N(IL) o 1 m L m (E)cl) m ( 2 m l-iii ( 3 4 5 n l 5 m l (SYN) 6 I 6 n IT (BEl) 7 p p ( ( 8 I-I w 1 1 1q M) (EH) 9 m l ( 7 m ( 8 m ( m m ( 9 m n l ( I b d ( ~’ ’ ) l m l I 1 1 A .
I A A C c c [Standardmode] 108 S b p b s c [[MBmode] d
INTERNATIONALCHARACTERSETS W c s a i c f s f D s a m c 4 t 7 on b a i t c C 3 3 6 9 9 9 9 %1 1 1 1 1 1 U.S.A. PRANCE # $ @ [ / ] “ ‘ { ! } - c ~ # $ & “ g s ‘ ‘ 6 h & “- e Y GERMANY # $ s i-i0 u - ‘ a 0 u h c v ENGLAND f. $ g! [ / ] “ ‘ { ! } - c v INzNMARK 1 SWEDEN # $ @ z 0 A “ ‘ u !3 8 - C Y # a E A G A u 6 a o a u ~ Y ITALY # $ @ “ \ 6 “ t.
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